October 2015 Archives - Juan Alderete's PedalsAndEffects

Way way back in 2012 when Pedals And Effects was still in its infancy, I was still working out the kinks in how I was going to format my videos and reviews. And while I cover effects pedals a lot on the website, in the digital age its important to be able to accurately...

Today’s Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Rishanda all the way from Jakarta, Indonesia!! Wow! It’s amazing to see people all over the globe share such passion for a common interest. We’re all in this together! Rishanda is a bass player who loves his synth and envelope sounds for sure! Rocking a modest sized...

(5 questions we ask artists – the same 5, every time) Today’s entry for the Pedals and Effects 5 spotlights bass player Bobb Bruno! Best known for his work as with Best Coast, Bruno also produces music under the alias bunny tuff. An accomplished multi-instrumentalist as well, Bruno assumes many roles live and in a studio...

It’s another episode of Fuzz Wars for Pedals And Effects with Dr. Acid Effects, Animal Factory, Earthquaker Devices and Rabbit Hole FX! Nick Reinhart and I go through some highly anticipated fuzz pedals as they cover the span from very simple to multi-dimensional. Let us know which fuzz you think won in this video of...

We’re back with another Vintage Pedal of the Week entry! Today’s entry focuses on the Ibanez Tone-Lok series! While Ibanez has made effects pedals throughout the years, the Tone-Lok series was Ibanez’s entry into the budget pedal market. The Ibanez Tone-Lok series was incredibly extensive with a large selection of effects to choose from....

Today is October 21st, 2015 the fateful day in movie history where in Back to the Future II Doc Brown and Marty McFly travel to the “future” and are completely surprised by what welcomes them. Today is that day which means the future is now! In honor of the date, today’s Pedals And Effects...

Greetings pedal heads! Nick Reinhart checking in with ya and I’m super excited to show you the new DOD Gonkulator reissue! A while back a little bird had told me that Digitech/DOD mastermind, Tom Cram, was working on this, and I was pretty excited about it. Photo credit: Digitech Long story short- in the...

Todays’s Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from bass player Dorian, all the way from Osaka, Japan! Originally from Tennessee, Dorian moved to Osaka to get married. It’s no easy feat to transplant your entire life to a foreign country and to maintain a lifestyle such as music, much respect to you! Let’s check...

There has not been one day since Ikey’s passing that I have not thought of him. I have times of deep sadness and moments of total laughter, remembering our times together. Ikey left a giant impression on all of us who knew and loved him. I thought I would share a story here. ...

(5 questions we ask artists – the same 5, every time) Today’s entry for the Pedals and Effects 5 spotlights bass player Stu Brooks! Stu Brooks is a Grammy nominated bass player who is the founder of the experimental dub act Dub Trio. In addition to his duties in Dub Trio, Brooks is an avid studio...

Pedals And Effects is proud to announce that Juan Alderete will be holding a clinic for Bass Player Magazine’s eighth annual Bass Player Live! Bass Player Live will take place on November 7th and 8th at SIR Studios in Hollywood, CA! Bass Player Live 2015 is a weekend full of all things bass! Bass Player Magazine will be...

Today’s Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from multi-instrumentalist Jim! Jim plays both bass and guitar often leaning on the baritone/lower end of the sonic spectrum. For that reason Jim wanted a pedalboard to accommodate both guitar and bass! Let’s take a look at what Jim is rocking: Jim is running things through...